document.write( "Question 1206478: Pamela is 5 years older than Jiri. The sum of their ages is 65. What is Jiri's age?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #843996 by ikleyn(52817)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! .\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To solve it mentally, take off for a moment 5 extra years of Pamela's age \n" ); document.write( "and take off 5 extra ages from 65.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Then you will have two persons of equal ages with the sum of their ages of 65-5 = 60 years.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So, to get the Jiri's age, you simply should divide 60 by 2, which is not so difficult.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Do you agree ?\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Is everything clear to you from my mental solution ?\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |